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[Q&A+] Capitalism in Space, Orbit vs Moon, Extraterrestrial Lightning | Q&A 375 Nov 28, 2025

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How can capitalism exist in space? Which will be commercially successful first, Earth orbit or the Moon? Did we observe lightnings on other planets? And in Q&A+, could aliens be watching Earth as a reality TV show?

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[Q&A+] Boots on Mars When? What's on The Dark Side? Why Colonize the Moon? | Q&A 374 Nov 26, 2025

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What is a realistic date for humans to land on Mars? What really hides on the dark side of the Moon? Is Moon a better place for a colony than Mars? And in Q&A+, do Dyson spheres or swarms make any sense?

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[Space Bites+] Overturning Dark Energy // NASA's Eyes on 3I/ATLAS // Super Fast Solar System Nov 22, 2025

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NASA releases a ton of new images of 3I/ATLAS, new research claims to overturn dark energy, Chinese astronauts don’t have a safe way to get home, and the Solar System might be moving faster through the Universe than we thought. And in Space Bites+, an explanation for bright galaxies in the early Universe.

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[Q&A+] Ginormous Space Interferometer, China's Mars Sample, Boring Interstellar Objects | Q&A 373 Nov 21, 2025

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Can we just combine all the space telescopes into a giant interferometer with insane resolution? When will new interstellar objects become mundane? Which rock should China take from Mars to Earth? And in Q&A+, what's going on with Vera Rubin's data?

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[Q&A+] Furthest Known Galaxy, Gravitational Slingshot Speed Limit, Toppling Starship | Q&A 372 Nov 19, 2025

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What's the furthest galaxy we've seen with JWST? What the maximum speed possible to achieve with gravitational slingshots? Is lunar Starship destined to topple? And in Q&A+, how many interstellar objects have we missed?

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[Space Bites+] Black Holes That Shouldn't Exist // New Glenn Launches and Lands // NASA's Back Nov 15, 2025

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Two impossible black holes collided, New Glenn sends ESCAPADE to Mars and lands its booster, the dangers of micrometeor storms on the Moon, and in Space Bites+, the weird weather on Venus.

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[Q&A+] Outdated Tech in Space, Control Over the Moon, Optimism for China's Space Program | Q&A 371 Nov 14, 2025

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Was James Webb already outdated by the time it launched? Who will control the Moon when we get the lunar bases? Why am I optimistic about China's space program? And in Q&A+, if Earth had rings, what would be the best place to observe them?

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[Q&A+] Multiple Great Filters, Comet Hit Recovery, Good Budget Telescope | Q&A 370 Nov 13, 2025

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What if there is not one but many Great Filters? Could humans recover from a massive comet hit? What telescope should you get under $1000? And in Q&A+, can the Sun capture interstellar objects?

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[Space Bites+] 3I/ATLAS Turns BLUE // Crew Stranded in Space // Isaacman Is Back Nov 07, 2025

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Comet 3I/ATLAS brightens and shifts into the blue, China releases its images of 3I/ATLAS, space debris delays a Chinese return flight from the Chinese Space Station, Jared Isaacman gets another shot at being NASA’s administrator. And in Space Bites+, how could we find Von Neumann probes in the Solar System right now?

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[Q&A+] 3I/ATLAS Special (Vol.3) | Q&A 369 Nov 06, 2025

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Is 3I/ATLAS still a comet or is it something else? What happens to the data from NASA and China? Will Earth go through the tail of 3I/ATLAS? Here we go again...

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